About Prathipadu Village

Prathipadu is one of the larger villages in Pentapadu tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,080, made up of 2,551 males and 2,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Prathipadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prathipadu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Pentapadu
Pincode	534222
Area (hectares)	553 hectares
Population	5,080
Male Population	2,551
Female Population	2,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Prathipadu compares

By the 2011 count Prathipadu is the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,355 residents. Its 553 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Prathipadu

Prathipadu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Prathipadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Prathipadu from other places

Prathipadu lies about 21 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Mandavalli, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Prathipadu
Nearest railway station	Mandavalli	2.2 km
Nearest town	Kaikalūr	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pentapadu	21 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	21 km

Villages closest to Prathipadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pentapadu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Prathipadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Prathipadu village had a population of 5,080. That makes it the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,355 residents.

Prathipadu village has 2,551 males and 2,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prathipadu has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Prathipadu is 534222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Prathipadu covers 553 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Prathipadu falls under Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Prathipadu is Mandavalli, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Prathipadu.

Prathipadu is about 21 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prathipadu is in Pentapadu tehsil of West Godavari district. Mandavalli is about 2.2 km away. Kaikalūr is about 5.2 km away. Pentapadu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.